Namchi–Singhithang Assembly constituency

Namchi-Singhithang
Constituency No. 11 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Sikkim
District	Namchi
LS constituency	Sikkim
Established	2008
Total electors	12,689[1] ^[needs update]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Satish Chandra Rai
Party	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Elected year	2024 by-election

Namchi-Singhithang is one of the 32 constituencies of Sikkim Legislative Assembly, in Sikkim, India.^[2][3] The current incumbent is ex-chief minister of Sikkim Pawan Kumar Chamling of the Sikkim Democratic Front who has been representing the constituency since the 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election.^[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
2009	Pawan Kumar Chamling		Sikkim Democratic Front
2009^	Binod Kumar Rai
2014	Pawan Kumar Chamling
2019
2024	Krishna Kumari Rai		Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
2024^	Satish Chandra Rai

^By-election

Election results

Assembly By-election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Namchi–Singhithang^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Satish Chandra Rai	Elected Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	SKM hold		Swing

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Namchi–Singhithang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Krishna Kumari Rai	7,907	71.60%	25.05
	SDF	Bimal Rai	2,605	23.59%	26.72
	Citizen Action Party-Sikkim	Mahesh Rai	236	2.14%	New
	BJP	Aruna Manger	233	2.11%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	62	0.56%	0.19
Margin of victory			5,302	48.01%	44.26
Turnout			11,043	83.34%	4.17
Registered electors			13,251		4.43
	SKM gain from SDF		Swing	21.29

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Namchi–Singhithang^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Pawan Kumar Chamling	5,054	50.31%	4.77
	SKM	Ganesh Rai	4,677	46.56%	3.99
	INC	Kamala Rai	87	0.87%	0.20
	SRP	Kharga Bahadur Rai	83	0.83%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	75	0.75%	0.55
	HSP	Hukum Chandra Rai	70	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			377	3.75%	8.75
Turnout			10,046	79.17%	0.70
Registered electors			12,689		16.93
	SDF hold		Swing	4.77

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Namchi–Singhithang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Pawan Kumar Chamling	4,774	55.08%	25.69
	SKM	Milan Rai	3,690	42.57%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	112	1.29%	New
	INC	Khush Bahadur Rai	92	1.06%	8.60
Margin of victory			1,084	12.51%	58.60
Turnout			8,668	79.87%	12.55
Registered electors			10,852		19.70
	SDF hold		Swing	25.69

Assembly by-election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly by-election: Namchi–Singhithang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Binod Kumar Rai	4,930	80.77%	0.20
	INC	Youa Raj Rai	590	9.67%	4.79
	Independent	N. Dorgee Bhutia	516	8.45%	New
	Sikkim Gorkha Party	Arjun Kumar Rai	48	0.79%	0.07
Margin of victory			4,340	71.10%	4.59
Turnout			6,104	67.33%	9.52
Registered electors			9,066
	SDF hold		Swing	0.20

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Namchi–Singhithang^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Pawan Kumar Chamling	5,653	80.97%	New
	INC	Khush Bahadur Rai	1,009	14.45%	New
	Sikkim Jan-Ekta Party	Basant Kumar Rai	127	1.82%	New
	NCP	Anjana Tamang	81	1.16%	New
	Independent	Sheela Rai	62	0.89%	New
	Sikkim Gorkha Party	Arjun Kumar Rai	50	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			4,644	66.51%
Turnout			6,982	76.84%
Registered electors			9,086
	SDF win (new seat)

See also

• Namchi
• Namchi district
• List of constituencies of Sikkim Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Vidhan Sabha Elections Sikkim 2019 - Voters Turnout Statistical Data" (PDF). ceosikkim.nic.in. CEO of Sikkim. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
3. CEO Sikkim. "Sikkim State Assembly Constituencies Map". Retrieved 30 June 2022.
4. "State Election, 2014 to the legislative assembly of Sikkim". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
5. The Hindu (23 November 2024). "NDA makes a clean sweep of bypolls in the Northeast". Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
6. "Sikkim Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Zee News. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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